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Japan Olympic Minister Top Pick for 2020 Chief after Sexism Row: Reports
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Japan Olympic Minister Top Pick for 2020 Chief after Sexism Row: Reports

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Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as the top candidate to replace Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori after he resigned over a sexism row, reports said Wednesday. Public broadcaster NHK, citing unnamed sources, said the selection committee had “narrowed down the candidates to Minister Hashimoto” after meeting behind closed doors. “As today’s discussions focused on the attributes of …

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Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist comments
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Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist comments

Al Jazeera  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics head quits after his remarks disparaging women’s participation in organising the Games caused a global outcry. Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organising committee, has resigned from his post over his sexist comments that caused an international outcry with less than six months to go until the Games. “My inappropriate statement has …

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Yoshiro Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks - Sports News - Sportstar
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Yoshiro Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign on Friday over his sexist comments, with the mayor of the Olympic village Saburo Kawabuchi saying Mori had asked him to take over. The 83-year-old Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, sparked a global outcry with sexist comments that women talk too much, which he made during an Olympic committee …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori set to resign over sexist remarks, reports Japanese media
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori set to resign over sexist remarks, reports Japanese media

Firstpost  

His most likely successor is Saburo Kawabuchi, an 84-year-old long-time sports administrator, local media reported. Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign after he sparked outrage in Japan and abroad with his claims that women speak too much in meetings, reports said Thursday. The meeting was called to allow officials to “express their opinions” on Mori’s remarks and discuss …

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Tokyo 2020 Officials to Discuss Chief Yoshiro Mori's Sexist Remarks: Reports
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Tokyo 2020 Officials to Discuss Chief Yoshiro Mori's Sexist Remarks: Reports

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Tokyo Olympic organisers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist comments made by their boss that have prompted hundreds of volunteers to drop out, reports said Tuesday. Gaffe-prone Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, 83, sparked uproar in Japan and abroad last week when he said that women speak too much in meetings. Around 390 Olympic …

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Tokyo Olympics Chief Retracts Sexist Comments, Refuses To Resign
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Tokyo Olympics Chief Retracts Sexist Comments, Refuses To Resign

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Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori on Thursday apologised for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, even as his remarks sparked a firestorm of criticism on social media and risked tainting public opinion of the Games. Yoko Shida, a professor of constitutional law at Musashino Art University, said Mori’s comments ran counter to the …

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